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KeyCorp closes on its acquisition of First Niagara
KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) has closed on its $4.1 billion acquisition of Buffalo–based First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNFG). KeyCorp, the Cleveland, Ohio–based parent of

Tops Markets to acquire Hannibal Village Market IGA
HANNIBAL, N.Y. — Tops Markets, LLC will acquire the Village Market IGA at 409 Fulton St. in Hannibal. The store will open as a Tops

City of Rome to use $200K in state funding for new stage, park improvements
ROME, N.Y. — The City of Rome will use $200,000 in state funding for a portable mobile stage and improvements to Veterans Memorial and Gansevoort

Onondaga County, CSEA leadership reach agreement on tentative four-year contract
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney and Kathy Zabinski, president of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Local 834 union, have reached a

SEIU members to vote on Aug. 3 on contract agreement with Syracuse University
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 200United who work at Syracuse University will vote on Wednesday on a new,

River Hospital to offer veterans PTS treatment with VA referral
ALEXANDRIA BAY, N.Y. — River Hospital in Alexandria Bay is now able to offer treatment for eligible veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress (PTS), with a

Hartwick College raises more than $34 million in fundraising campaign
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Hartwick College in Oneonta raised more than $34.7 million in a six-year fundraising effort it called “The Campaign for Hartwick Students: It’s

CNY region unemployment rates decline in June compared to a year ago
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica–Rome, Ithaca, and Watertown–Fort Drum metro areas fell in June, compared to a year earlier, according to the latest

CNY region unemployment rates decline in June compared to a year ago
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica–Rome, Ithaca, and Watertown–Fort Drum metro areas fell in June, compared to a year earlier, according to the latest

Rome to use $1.5M state grant to demolish abandoned housing at former Woodhaven developmen
ROME, N.Y. — The City of Rome will use a $1.5 million state grant to demolish the former Woodhaven housing complex and to market the